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We found 11787 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: As17891117, but the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-_Sedgwick, Neptune- +Shaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As 31 Dec. 1789

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Edwin
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17891221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #345 11s. 6d. (320.16.0; 24.15.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: As17891014, but Prologue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Bensley; Harcourt-Barrymore; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Whitfield; Footman-Spencer; Countryman-Jones; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: _Bourk.
Role: Valet Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17891002, but Rosa-Mrs Warrell (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: As17891117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Wroughton; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Aura-Mrs Jordan; Flora-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Frolicks

Cast
Role: The other Characters Actor: _Bourk.
Role: Valet Actor: Fairbrother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: As17900129

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Tickets delivered for Monday the 8th of February will be received. Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Text 1st published in his Dramatic Works, Vol. III (T. Woodfall, 1798). Season of 1790-91 acted as The Fugitive]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music selected and composed by Shield, and consists of several Russian Melodies, and compositions of Handel, Sacchini, Pleyel, Rauzzini, Guglielmi, Weichsel, Dalayrac, Callcott, Reeve, Prati and Shield. Receipts: #366 9s. 6d. (255.2.6; 3.5.0; tickets: 108.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister, Quick, Edwin, Blanchard, Darley, Rock, C. Powell, Egan, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Billington. Cast from Airs (T. Cadell, 1790): The Czar-Bannister; Justice Applejack-Quick; Philip-Edwin; Count Couvanski-Blanchard; Commodore Swivel-Darley; Ballybough-Rock; Romadanowski-C. Powell; Slip-Egan; Lefort-Johnstone; Nib-Farley; Ellen-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Applejack-Mrs Mountain; Ottokesa-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: The Czar Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Song: III: The Prince unable to conceal his Pain, from Alexander's Feast-Mrs Billington. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Cast
Role: The Czar Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #185 12s. 6d. (178.13.6; 6.19.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Cast
Role: The Czar Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Egan; Biondello-Rock; Pedro-Evatt; Taylor-Bernard; Music@master-C. Powell; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Miss Brangin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Czar

Cast
Role: The Czar Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy Or Hampton court Frolics

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Metheglen-Edwin; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Aickin; Larry Kavanagh-Blanchard; Nol Pros-Powel; Young O'Donovan-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Sophia-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Kitty Kavanagh-Mrs Webb; Lady Arable-Mrs Bernard; Fib-Miss Stuart; Lady Jane-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Metheglen Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17900301but Moody-Wroughton; Alithea-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End: The Treble Hornpipe-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet

Song: End II: Poor Jack; or, the Sweet Little Cherub-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Easter Pastimes

Performance Comment: SCENE I. Epping Forest. Sunrise. Turning out of the Stag. Bright Phoebus-Dignum; SCENE II. A Village. Noon. Nimrod dismounted. There's no pleasing all-Bannister Jun.; SCENE III Greenwich park Evening. Lads and Lasses Sporting. A song-Miss Romanzini; a dance-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Benson, Banks
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes (1st appearance in London since his return from India); Sir John Buck-Powel; Subtle-Thompson; Classic-Hull; Marquis-C. Powell; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Powell; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Old Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody, Lingo the Butler's Opinion on Men and Manners-Edwin; End 2nd piece: a Dissertation upon Law (from the Lecture on Heads)-Lee Lewes

Performance Comment: End: a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody, Lingo the Butler's Opinion on Men and Manners-Edwin; End 2nd piece: a Dissertation upon Law (from the Lecture on Heads)-Lee Lewes.